HKFP Lens: The streets of Hong Kong through the ages, as seen by 9 photographers in new exhibition

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Hong Kong’s Blue Lotus Gallery is launching a joint exhibition that celebrates “The Streets of Hong Kong” through the lenses of nine different photographers.

‘Dreamscape 夢境’ Hong Kong 1962:2010. Photo: Fan Ho, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery

The exhibition, which will run from March 16 to April 16, unites experimental street photography by Fan Ho with images of Hong Kong’s iconic neon signs – most of which have disappeared from the contemporary cityscape – as captured by Keith Macgregor, as well as scenes from the 1980s shot by Robin Moyer and Greg Girard.

‘Old Street Kaleidoscope 老街萬花筒’ Hong Kong 1955:2011. Photo: Fan Ho, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

As for more recent images of the ever-evolving city, those come from the cameras of KC Kwan, Walter Koditek, Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze, Jason Au, and Michael Kistler, each of whom captures a different aspect of modern Hong Kong.

‘Two of the last Junks in the Harbour Location’, Hong Kong 1980. Photo: Robin Moyer, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

Sheung Wan Street Scene, Hong Kong 1975. Photo: Greg Girard, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘Nathan Road Looking South’, Hong Kong 1999. Photo: Keith Macgregor, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘Temple Street Market from Above ‘, Hong Kong 1985. Photo: Keith Macgregor, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

Woman at tram stop, Central, Hong Kong 1985. Photo: Greg Girard, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘Homebound #20’ Hong Kong 2012. Photo: KC Kwan, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘Murray Building P263’, Hong Kong. Photo: Walter Koditek, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery

‘Social Distancing’ Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Jason Au, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘The Sequel Is Rarely As Good’, Hong Kong 2022. Photo: Michael Kistler, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

‘Hong Kong Bound – 香港戀’, Hong Kong 2023. Photo: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze, courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

“The Streets of Hong Kong” will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday, from 16 March to 16 April at Blue Lotus Gallery, G/F, 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

The gallery will also host a workshop on April 5 and April 7 to 10 led by photo book expert Thomas Gust and book designer Ana Druga on how to develop a photo sequence and create a photo book. .